Attachment lamp holder for vehicles



March 24, 1925. 1,530,821

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. FAGAN, O13 CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ATTACHMENT LAMP HOLDER FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed July 9,

T 0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. FAGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of cuyahoga, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachment Lamp Holdersfor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to holders for electric incandescent lamps adaptedto be mounted on vehicles such as automobiles. One feature of myinvention is the provision of a holder having av number of sockets,clips, orother retainers for electric incandescentlamps of various sizesand constructions in eluding headlamps, tail lamps, dash lamps andothers. My invention also includes indicating means so that the driverwill have no difiiculty in selecting the proper lamp or for placing anew supply invtheproper places. ,Another feature of my invention is theprovision of means whereby the holder may be concealed or exposed andrendered easy of access when desired. Further features and advantageswill appear from the following description of a species thereof andreference to the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a prespective showing my improved holderattached to a portion of a dash or cowl of an automobile, the holderbeing in the folded position; Fig. 9. is a vertical section throughthese parts with the holder in the removing or loading position; Fig. 3is a front elevation of the holder plate proper; and Fig. 4: is a sideelevation thereof.

Referring to the drawing, 10 is a portion of an automobile cowl and hasa flange 11 extending along the bottom thereof in "a direction away fromthe driver. The holder is held to the said flange by a. clamp comprisingan upper member 12 and a lower member 13 between which the flange 11 isheld by the action of screws 14 passing through the upper and lowermembers. The upper and lower members are forkshaped at one end. Thelower member 13 has a, downwardly and obliquely extending portion 15opposite the opening of said fork. The lainpretaining member 16 hascentrally disposed projections 17 at its top between which extends ashaft 18. The shaft 18 is adj ustably clamped between the downwardlyextending portion 15 of the lower clamp plate and the hook-shaped end ofa plate 19. i A bolt 20 and-a surrounding spring 1923. Serial No.650,340.

21 serve as the adjustable clamping means, which permits the pressureupon the triangular-sectioned shaft 18 to be adjusted. After the holderhas been swun to the concealed position, the hut 20 may be tightened upso as to hold the holder securely againstordinary shocks. Thetriangular-sectioned shaft 18 has three flat faces corresponding tothetwo faces of the hook-shaped end of the plate 19 and the opposedsurface of the member 15 between which. said shaft is held. \Vhen theshaft is turned it snaps successively into each of three positions,which correspond to the unloading position, a.

neutral position and the concealed position of the holder. The hook 2.2may be grasped to swing the holder-into its various posi tions.

The holder proper comprises a series of sockets 23 for lamps 23'arranged preferably in a semi-circle, there being six of said socketsshown. The central portion of the holder may contain acard 24 upon whichmay be marked the lamp order numbers corresponding to the lamps listedat the sides of the card. Each socket is provided at its rear with aspring back plate 25. The sockets shown are of the bayonet type althoughthis may be varied to accommodate any type-of lamp base. A spring 26 isprovided to support the removable lamp number card 24 in its holder 27.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is:

1. In a. vehicle lamp holder, the combination of means for clamping thesame to a vehicle part, a member comprising means for retaining lamps,and means allowin relative movement. between said part. and member topermit changes in the position of said lamp retaining member, saidsecond means operating to hold said member in at least one relativelyfixed position.

2. In a vehicle lamp holder, the combina tion of means for clamping thesame to a vehicle cowl, a lamp supporting member comprising sockets forretaining lamps and means allowing said member to be swung relatively tosaid clamping means and vehicle cowl to conceal or to disclosethe lampscarried by the member, said second .means operating to hold said memberin at least one relatively fixed position.

3. In a vehicle, the combination of a cow],

a lamp holder, means clamping-said lamp I holder to the lower part ofsaid cowl, said holder comprising a movable lamp supporting member andmeans allowing said supporting member to be moved to a position abovethe lower edge of said cowl or below said edge as desired, said secondmeans operating to hold said member in at least one relatively fixedposition.

4. In a vehicle, the combination of a cowl, a lamp holder, meansclamping said lamp holder to the lower part of said cowl, a supportingmember comprising a lamp retaining agent, means allowing said member tobe moved to a position above the lower edge of said cowl or below saidedge as desired and means for securing said member in its upperposition, said second means operating to hold said member in at leastone relatively fixed position.

5. In a vehicle lamp holder, the combination of means for clamping thesame to a vehicle part, a member comprising means for retaining lamps,means holding said member to said clamping means comprising a shafthaving a plurality of flat faces and means carried by said membersurrounding said shaft so that the member may be snapped into a desiredposition by rotation around said shaft.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of July,1923.

JOHN T. FAGAN.

